2of22Just a few weeks out of training, Officer Natalie Corona was shot and killed in the line of duty, Davis police said Thursday night.Photo: Davis Police Department

3of22The house at the corner of 5th and E Streets in Davis, where the suspected shooter was found.Photo: Steve German / Special to The Chronicle

4of22Sydney Carlier, foreground, accompanied by roommates, Jenna Brouwer, center and Camille Foder, behind flag, places flowers on a memorial for slain Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks, was shot and killed, Thursday, by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, following a standoff with officers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

5of22A cleanup crew works at the scene of the accident on 5th Street, near D Street in Davis Friday morning, January 11.Photo: Steve German / Special to the Chronicle

6of22Vicky Oliverius ties blue ribbons on trees, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, near the scene were Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona was shot and killed in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks was slain, Thursday, by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, following a standoff with officers.Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, AP

7of22Davis Police prepare to enter the premises where they believed the suspect who shot and killed a Davis Police officer earlier was hiding out early Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 , in Davis, Calif. Natalie Corona, a 22-year-old police officer on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash, authorities in Northern California said. (Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento Bee via AP)Photo: Jose Luis Villegas, The Sacramento Bee via AP

8of22Davis Police closed the area near 5th and C streets in Davis, Calif., after a police officer was shot on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. A Davis police officer was shot Thursday night while responding to a traffic accident, and authorities cordoned off parts of downtown while searching for a suspect. (Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento Bee via AP)Photo: Jose Luis Villegas, The Sacramento Bee via AP

9of22Davis Police investigate the area near 5th and C Street after a police officer was shot and killed Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Natalie Corona, a 22-year-old police officer on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash, authorities in Northern California said. (Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento Bee via AP)Photo: Jose Luis Villegas, The Sacramento Bee via AP

10of22Flowers are seen on a memorial outside the Davis Police Department for slain Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed, Thursday, by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, following a standoff with officers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

11of22Authorities tape down the back window of the patrol vehicle driven by Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed, Thursday, by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

12of22Authorities inspect the patrol vehicle driven by Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks, was shot and killed Thursday. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

13of22The patrol vehicle driven by Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona taken away on a flatbed truck, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed, Thursday, by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

14of22Davis resident, Jim Sullivan, expresses his condolences over the shooting of officer Natalie Corona to officer Ted Ruiz of the Woodland Police Department.Photo: Steve German / Special to the Chronicle

15of22Mary Ann Doerzbacher wipes her eyes after placing flowers on a memorial outside the Davis Police Department for slain Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed, Thursday, by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, following a standoff with officers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

16of22Davis police lieutenant Paul Dorosov speaks to the press outside the Davis police department, amidst flowers left to memorialize officer Natalie Corona.Photo: Steve German / Special to the Chronicle

17of22Flowers are seen on a memorial outside the Davis Police Department for slain Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed, Thursday, by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, following a standoff with officers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

18of22Mourners place flowers on a memorial outside the Davis Police Department for slain Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed, Thursday, by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, following a standoff with officers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

19of22Flowers lay near the scene, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, where Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona was shot and killed Thursday night in in Davis, Calif. Corona, 22, who had been on the job only a few weeks was killed by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a vehicle collision. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press

20of22A memorial began to grow Friday morning in Davis after 22-year-old police officer Natalie Corona was shot and killed while responding to a three-car crash the prior night. Davis resident Cheryl Beck remembered Corona as a positive young woman who helped clean graffiti from a park near her home. Beck was devastated to hear Corona had been fatally shot.

22of22An image of the note found by police on the bed of Kevin Limbaugh, who has been identified by Davis police as the killer of Officer Natalie Corona on Thursday evening. Corona was responding to a routine traffic collision downtown when Limbaugh bicycled up and shot her repeatedly.Photo: Davis Police Department

A police officer responding to a three-car crash in downtown Davis was shot — and died — on Thursday night, prompting a large-scale manhunt for the gunman that ended hours later when he was found dead inside a home, officials said.

Paramedics rushed the officer to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Lt. Paul Doroshov, a public information officer with Davis Police Department, had initially described her condition as critical. Later, police announced that the officer, Natalie Corona, 22, died from her wounds.

Now Playing:

A Davis officer was shot and killed Thursday night and the suspected gunman was found dead in a home, police said. Natalie Corona, 22, was taken to the hospital, where she later died, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said. The gunman was found dead early Friday morning. Police said it appears he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Video: KCRA

Related Stories

A manhunt that involved several police agencies from Sacramento, Yolo and Solano counties ended early Friday morning when police found the suspect dead from what they said was an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. They said he was found inside a home at 5th and E streets. His name was not released.

**UPDATE**The shooter has been found, deceased, inside a home near 5th and E St in Davis with what appears to be a self inflicted gunshot wound.

Doroshov said it was immediately unclear how many shots were fired or how many bullets struck the officer.

The gunman had been described as a white man in his 20s, wearing a baseball cap, black jacket, jeans and black tactical boots, UC Davis officials wrote in an emergency alert to students.

Students at UC Davis were told to shelter in place while the manhunt was underway.

*Shelter In Place* A City of Davis Police officer was involved in a shooting in downtown Davis 60 minutes ago - *The suspect is still outstanding* Suspect is a white male in his 20's Average Build, Baseball Cap, Black Jacket, Blue or Tan Jeans, Black Tactical Boots.